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Freelance journalist suing city and state after being arrested, placed in isolation, while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: July 29, 2022
Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01106
Targets: Lesley McLam (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Release Date →: July 1, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Freelance journalist suing after being arrested and placed in isolation while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: July 29, 2022
Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01106
Targets: Cory Elia (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Assault: assault of a police officer

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 8, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: July 1, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Press identification, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Reporter repeatedly shoved by police officers while covering protests in Portland

Incident Details

Updated On: May 6, 2022
Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: OJD:20-cv-23349
Targets: Robert Evans (iHeart Radio & Bellingcat)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

New York judge strikes down orders barring publication of book by Trump’s niece

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Mary L. Trump, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

Photojournalist says Portland police seized GoPro as ‘evidence’ during protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Alex Milan Tracy (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Independent journalist pushed, hit with munitions by police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Tuck Woodstock (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Independent journalist hit with munitions fired by police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Eric Greatwood (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Judge quashes subpoena for freelance journalist’s confidential communications, reporting materials

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Targets: Zachary Petrizzo (Daily Dot)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 30, 2020: Pending

Jul. 28, 2020: Objected to

Nov. 2, 2020: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State